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P r o j e c t W o r k a n d I n t e r n s h i p

I m p a c t s o n L a b o u r M a r k e t a n d S o c i e t y

O P E N D I S C U S S I O N F O R U M

P r o j e c t Wo r k a n d I n t e r n s h i p

I m p a c t s o n L a b o u r M a r k e t a n d

S o c i e t y

Rosa Reis, Ricardo Almeida, Nuno Escudeiro, Paula Escudeiro

Departamento de Engenharia Informática

PORTUGAL

September 25&26 ,2014 – Genova (Italy)

Virtual Worlds in Supporting the

Communities of Practices

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

Purpose

The Communities of Pratice

Virtual Worlds

Virtual Worlds in supporting to communities of pratice

Model and Case Study

Conclusion

Tips to be Covered


Purpose

Describe a model for knowledge sharing in virtual

communities of practice in virtual worlds, addressing some

potential advantages when used to supporting communities of

practice.

Purpose | CoP | Virtual Worlds | Virtual World and CoP | Model| Conclusion


The CoP

Groups of people who share interests, problem sets by a particular

topic, deepening their knowledge and expertise in specific areas,

through interactions each other;

It is also important to remember that CoP is a strategy or approach. It

is a way of working together with various stakeholders to achieve

common agreed upon goals in a manner that can be more beneficial

compared to each stakeholder working in their own silos.



The CoP


Structural elements of CoPs

Domain: has an identity defined by a shared domain of interest.

Membership therefore implies a commitment to the domain, and a

shared competence that distinguishes members from other people.

Community: Within their domain of interest, members engage in joint

activities and discussions, help each other, and share information.

Practice: Key to the paradigm is the fact that members of a

community of practice are practitioners [our emphasis]. They develop

a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of

addressing recurring problems, namely a shared practice. This takes

time and sustained interaction.

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communities of practice, certo?


The Virtual World (VW)

A virtual world is a simulated persistent space based on the

interaction by computer, inhabited by several users, who are

represented by iconic images called avatars, who can communicate

with each other’s and the world in a synchronized way (Reis, 2011).




Social Virtual Worlds

are oriented by socialization and haven’t

pre-defined rules.

Allow experiences being more realistic.

have several technologies into a single

platform: audio, video, webcam, text

and voice chat (VOIP), graphical tools,

scripting, web browser and of course,

avatars – the user’s projection in the

world.

Active Worlds

Second life

Wonderland

Cobalt (croquet)

OpenSim

Lively (Google)



VW and CoP• Why

allow to support the collaboration and cooperation between the individuals of practice community

the community members can build objects in together performing simulations or participating in them in order to obtain an education through digital experiences

allows the development of digital interactions between community members, they can construct objects of knowledge can make a digital representation of abstract concepts and can share experiences and practices in an environment that allows many actions

the presence of different technologies( audio, text, video, 3D) allows the people belonging to different cultural systems can develop relationships;



The Model - Phases

A MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING A COP UNDER VIRTUAL WORLD PLATFORMS

describe the structure of the community of

practice.

identify the domain of community of practice e specify the type of community, i.e. it is

private or public. An important feature is the allocation of roles to participants in a

community of practice

based on the scenarios



The Model

A Community of Practice Praxis

This CoP has as objective to support work of the group of Paradigms of

Cooperation between the Worlds of Education and Labour and to centralize

discussions and resources.

Our Environment must allow members interact with the CoP, create contents;

realize meetings and events in space virtual.

to have a narrowly defined thematic, identify the audience, purpose, goals, vision

for the community, plan activities to help grow and sustain the community, group

process and roles that will support the community’s goals.



The Model

We held regular brainstorming sessions for collecting ideas. At the end a design document was delivered. The content of the document reflected the work done by development team.

A Community of Practice Praxis – Conception



The Model

implemented in OpenSim platform.

divided the space into three distinct areas

A Community of Practice Praxis – Implementation


Space of Debate

Spaces of ActivitiesSpace of Information


The Model

Resume:

The structure of our Cop in OpenSim was developed according to certain

key principles:

Provide a shared context to communicate and share information,

stories, and personal experiences in a way that builds understanding

and insight.

Enable dialogue between members to explore new possibilities,

solve challenging problems, and create new, mutually beneficial

opportunities

Introduce collaborative processes to encourage the free flow of ideas

and exchange of information.



Conclusion

To overcome distances and develop collaborative work, we can use environments that enhance

the productivity and satisfaction of its members.

users CoP can feel the sense of place and presence of other individuals,

users CoP can communicate through of chat, voice;

it is possible to create content targeted to different areas, such as simulations, problems

resolution, computer programming and so on; the members, by means of their avatars, can

explore, interact with each others and modify the world.

Final,

in our perspective, the virtual worlds can allow develop CoP informally; Schlemmer

(2008, 2009) argues that virtual tools can be used to develop characteristics of

communities, such as emotion, the meaning of membership, collaboration and

cooperation.

we agree with Figueredo, 2006 when he states that “the communities we create must

leave the space to stimulate the imagination because "who participates without

dreaming hardly will be creative".Purpose | CoP | Virtual Worlds | Virtual World and CoP | Model | Conclusion

P r o j e c t W o r k a n d I n t e r n s h i p

I m p a c t s o n L a b o u r M a r k e t a n d S o c i e t y

O P E N D I S C U S S I O N F O R U M

P r o j e c t Wo r k a n d I n t e r n s h i p

I m p a c t s o n L a b o u r M a r k e t a n d

S o c i e t y

THANK YOU!OBRIGADA!

Rosa Reis, Ricardo Almeida, Nuno Escudeiro, Paula Escudeiro

Departamento de Engenharia Informática

PORTUGAL

September 25&26 ,2014 – Genova (Italy)

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